Senior Manager, NA Beauty & Care Advocacy and Business Development / May, 2023 — Present

- Drive strategic business development initiatives, leveraging market insights and industry influence to expand partnerships, shape innovation pipelines, and position dsm-firmenich Beauty & Care as a leader in sustainable, high-performance ingredient solutions. - Deliver high-value, exclusive services for indie and start-up brands, providing tailored, cost-effective solutions that accelerate product commercialization and significantly boost profit margins. - Successfully led a precedent-setting and pioneering milestone by achieving the first FDA Tier 1 OMOR Proposed Order to include PARSOL® Shield (Bemotrizinol) as the first new UV filter to be added as GRASE under the OTC Sunscreen Monograph in over 25 years. - Contributed congressional testimony and advocacy that shaped 2025 OMUFA reauthorization provisions, requiring FDA to modernize sunscreen standards by incorporating real-world evidence and non-animal testing approaches for OTC sunscreens—paving the way for safer, science-driven sun care and skin cancer prevention solutions in the U.S. - Design and conduct clinical trials supporting FDA product efficacy and safety and claims substantiation.

Senior NA Personal Care and Pharma Regulatory and Scientific Affairs Manager / October, 2018 — Present

• Responsible for the development, management and implementation of North American regulatory, scientific and advocacy/ product stewardship programs supporting personal care and pharma API products as well as spearheading the FDA premarket approval of new sunscreen active ingredients (bemotrizinol) for OTC sunscreen drug use. • As Chair of PCPC's Sunscreen Consortium, lead and align the US industry’s strategy and approaches for substantiating the safety and efficacy of sunscreen UV-filters and advocating the public health benefits associated with sunscreens, which include helping reduce the risks for skin cancer, premature aging and sunburns. • Lead clinical trial design, monitoring, and reporting: Oversee end-to-end clinical study execution, ensuring protocol integrity, regulatory compliance, and timely data analysis. Deliver high-quality clinical evidence to support FDA submissions and product claims.

Director, Global Product Stewardship, Regulatory Affairs and Compliance / April, 2018 — September, 2018

Organized and implemented corporate global strategy and approach for ensuring product safety, regulatory compliance and quality assurance for consumer and commercial writing and creative arts, baby, food and appliance, sports and children’s toy products.

Head, Product Stewardship and Regulatory Affairs - Americas / January, 2017 — April, 2018

Successfully established a new regulatory and product safety organization covering the Americas and implemented product compliance management systems, procedures and programs governing all aspects of product safety, regulatory affairs, hazard communication, sustainability and product stewardship in the areas of food contact materials; biocides; paper, and municipal/industrial water specialty chemicals and technologies.

Director, Scientific Affairs and Product Stewardship / May, 2013 — January, 2017

• Established credible scientific, clinical and product safety programs and organizational capabilities supporting the use of consumer electronic nicotine delivery system products as an alternative technology for reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with smoking. • Published several clinical, behavioral, and physiological health research study results demonstrating the potential harm reduction benefits associated with substituting tobacco smoking with ENDS products.

Research Fellow, Personal Care and OTC Drugs Regulatory Affairs / April, 2005 — May, 2013

• Provided regulatory compliance, advertising and claims substantiation support for the development and marketing of Dial, Right Guard, Tone, Got-to-Be OTC drug, consumer cleansing, antimicrobial and hair care products. • Managed the submission of an FDA IND for a new drug for the prevention of the common cold caused by rhinovirus and an Emergency Use Authorization for H1N1. • Advocated for green chemistry science and innovation regulations and legislative initiatives with the Global Institute of Sustainability and Walmart . • Led Henkel's corporate diversity and inclusion program and launched Hispanic marketing program that increased consumer sales by over 20%.

Director, Regulatory Affairs, Product Safety and Products Stewardship / June, 1993 — May, 2005

• Championed the development and implementation of global, regional and local programs, policies and best practices related to product stewardship, product safety, regulatory compliance and advocacy for antimicrobial drugs, sunscreen UV filters, cosmetic colorants, laundry detergents, textile dyes, water and paper chemicals and pigments. • Submitted the first FDA Time and Extent Applications supporting the inclusion of two new UVA and broad spectrum sunscreen filters (bemotrizinol and bisoctrizole) on the OTC sunscreen monograph. • Ensured API GMP / Product Quality compliance and conducted FDA pre-approval inspections of global production processes & manufacturing facilities. • Spearheaded the creation of a new $0.5M decorative cosmetic colorants business line.

Environmental Protection Specialist, Program Analyst and Consultant

• Conducted comprehensive Chemical Risk & Exposure Assessments to mitigate human and environmental risks. • Evaluated EPA management processes, providing strategic recommendations to enhance program effectiveness. • Developed regulatory strategies for controlling ozone-depleting substances, contributing to environmental protection initiatives.